Japan’s Investment in Mexico. Some Considerations on the Past and its Future

Japan’s foreign direct investment flows to Mexico have increased significantly since the entry into force of the Agreement for the Strengthening of the Economic Partnership between Mexico and Japan in 2005. This article seeks, from a retrospective perspective, to analyze the initial settlements of Japanese corporations in Mexico, and then identify some of their future challenges posed by a volatile global environment and in the face of institutional change initiated in Mexico since 2018.